Table 1

Business-related and demographic information of the respondents

SI NoName of women business-owners*Business informationDemographic information***
Types of businessAge of the firms (in years)Outlet/factory location**Age of women (in years)Educational background
1FidaBoutique and tailoring15Outlets at big shopping malls and factory at another place50Masters
2MouBoutique and tailoring10Factory and showroom at the ground floor of home40Masters
3ZakiaBoutique and tailoring19Factory at home yard50SSC
4MayeshaBoutique and tailoring16Outlet at a shopping mall and factory at another place37Masters (on going)
5JennyBoutique and tailoring18Outlets at big shopping malls and factory at another place48Masters
6RiyaBoutique and tailoring11Outlet at a shopping mall35SSC
7NiveenBoutique and tailoring6Factory at the ground floor of home30Undergraduate
8LailaBoutique and tailoring14Tailoring shop adjacent to home (close to a school)33SSC
9FirozaBoutique and tailoring7Outlet at a shopping mall30Masters
10AmairaBoutique and tailoring8Outlet at a shopping mall60SSC
11RamisaBoutique and tailoring9Outlet at a shopping mall35SSC
12SnehaBoutique and tailoring (Embroidery factory)8Factory at the ground floor of home45Grade 7
13ShilaManufacturing and retailing (Dress and handicrafts)19Factory at another flat of the apartment where she lived54HSC
14BeethiTrading (Retailing curtains, bed-covers etc.)28Shop at a shopping mall56Grade 10
15MolyTrading (Retailing curtains, bed-covers etc.)8Shop at a shopping mall29SSC
16ShampaTrading (Retailing dress, accessories etc.)14Shop at a shopping mall37SSC
17NishaTrading (Retailing accessories, cosmetics, etc.)20Shop at a shopping mall35SSC
18KeyaTrading (Retailing shoes)14Outlets at big shopping malls40Grade 8
19RebaBeauty parlour6Parlour at a small shopping mall (close to a school)30SSC
20PinkyBeauty parlour9Parlour at a shopping mall (close to a school)45HSC

Note(s): *For the purpose of confidentiality, pseudonyms of the respondents have been used

**The women business-owners were based in Dhaka. In most of the cases, the boutique products (and the handicraft products of Shila) were not only sold within Dhaka but also supplied to other places of the country

***All the women were married, but Amaira was widow, and Fida was separated from her husband. As far as the educational background is concerned, in Bangladesh, secondary school certificate (SSC) is equivalent to O-level and higher secondary school certificate (HSC) can be considered A-level

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